161: The Shop Around The Corner (1940) (feat. Nell Minow)
About this episode
Film critic Nell Minow joins Kerry and Collin to discuss the classic holiday film 'The Shop Around The Corner' and its themes.
Film critic Nell Minow joins Kerry and Collin for a look an a holiday favorite that has been remade at least four times, "The Shop Around The Corner" (1940), starring Jimmy Stewart, Margaret Sullivan and Frank Morgan. At the start, though, there is also a brief discussion on the current release, "The Sheep Detective," which all three highly recommend. Why does "The Shop Around The Corner" take place in Budapest? What is it about this story that makes it so ripe for further exploration in how we anonymously communicate with one another? What exatly is "the Lubitsch touch"? All this, plus three films from 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die . Go to MovieZyng to start or continue your DVD/blu-ray/4K collection. Visit collinsouter.com RogerEbert.com Follow Collin and Kerry on Letterboxd. Book movies covered: The Grapes of Wrath (1940) Pepe le Moko (1937) Ugetsu (1953)
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